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vjssy, there are people who choose forcefeeding ducks as an occupation. In fact, there was an article in this month's Bon Appetit about the treatment of ducks who are forcefed. The people who founded the business the author of the article visited CHOSE to open the business. And they get paid very, very well for it. Similarly, I know people in the mink farming business. It's good money, and that's why they got into it.
Personally, I have no ethical concerns with those occupations. The forcefeeding of geese, ducks and other fowl does not bother me because well, I like pate, and if I'm going to eat it, I need to be okay with how they do it. When I do eat pate (not often), I do try to choose from suppliers who treat the fowl in a more humane manner (like the supplier Bon Appetit profiled). I also don't mind fur, because as anyone who has been around mink can tell you--they're vermin. If you release mink into the wild, they will prey on everything in the immediate vicinity, and it's especially horrible if they're not a natural predator.
I'm sure there are occupations that would bother me, but those are not among them.
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